How to Mastodon
Mastodon! I dig it! It may be the future of the internet. But it's kind of intimidating. Step One: Find a Server / Instance Don't do the obvious thing and go to mastodon.social! It's over-crowded and under-moderated. Check the directory at Fedi.Garden or Join Mastodon and find one that feels like it has people that you can relate to. I am on dice.camp , a server for fans of table top role playing games. Read the server rules, and make sure there's nothing there you can't live with. Some servers have open sign up, others may have a waiting list, and some are only open with an invite. If your first choice isn't open, it's good to have a second choice. This is pretty normal for non-corporate internet. Running a server is a lot of work, and it doesn't make any money. Step Two: Follow Some People So how do you follow someone who isn't on your server? Say you want to follow the Hourly Cat Bot . Since you aren't on the botsin.space server, you c...